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VIKING rocket reaches 51 1/2 mile height on first flight: one of three. This photograph shows the 45-foot long VIKING, navy rocket, in it's stand with the loading rack around it
Wirephoto published in the Tribune newspaper in 1949. Purchased by David Hurn from MMG Photo Archives.
Full title: VIKING rocket reaches 51 1/2 mile height on first flight: one of three. This photograph shows the 45-foot long VIKING, navy rocket, in it's stand with the loading rack around it. "Drawbridge" type platforms in the loading platform make it possible to work on any part of the rocket while it is in a vertical position. This series of photographs was made at the White Sands Proving Ground at Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 57438
Creation/Production
Unknown
Tribune Newspaper
Date: 1949 –
Acquisition
Gift, 25/4/2017
Donated by David Hurn, 2017
Measurements
h(cm) image size:22.9
h(cm)
w(cm) image size:18.9
w(cm)
h(cm) paper size:25.5
w(cm) paper size:20.8
Techniques
Wirephoto
Material
Newsprint
Location
In store
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